Sitler gets 10-year prison term in Stewart death

A man who pled guilty to manslaughter in a crash that killed a Baldwin County commissioner was ordered today to serve 10 years in prison, after prosecutors said he violated his probation when he was charged with speeding.

Robert Sitler

Twice this year, Robert Sitler received traffic tickets in Escambia County, Fla., where he lives, said Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb.

"Your track record indicates you are a horrible driver," Baldwin County Circuit Court Judge Lang Floyd told Sitler before sentencing in connection with the 2004 crash that left Mary Frances Stewart dead.

In March, the Florida Highway Patrol stopped Sitler for driving between 15 and 19 miles over the speed limit, according to online court records. The day after he paid the speeding ticket, Sitler was pulled over and charged with not wearing a seat belt, court records indicate.

The tickets came only a few months after Sitler pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to five years' probation. Part of the probation specified that "any traffic violation" would be considered a "serious violation" for him.